Let's talk turbos

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I don't know about heat/fuel causing that.It seems like something else might be going on there. Did you bend the oil return tube to fit or use an E model flexible hose?

Was that BW or a knock off? Sucks either way.

I have no recommendations.

 

That just sucks. Do they have any recommendations?

 

I don't know much but one thing I have learned over the years is that whatever performance/upgrade parts you install need to match well with the rest of the build. A big turbo is useless without the fuel to match and high flowing nozzles are pointless without more air.

 

What egts and boost were running through that cracked up 177148

 

I came across a speed shop ad on eBay for this turbo, I think they were in Iowa but I can’t find it now. It sounds like it takes up the space between a 177148 and the 1.32 stage one bw but would probably overspeed easily and I don’t know where they source their parts.


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Fuel did not cause that unless your tune up is way off, if the cast was hot enough to deform there would also be material removal from the exhaust flowing past it.

It takes sustained 1300*+ to start to make cast glow.

Borg likely wouldn’t cover it no matter the charger though, the are on par with most OEMs with trying to get out of warranty.

Who did you purchase that thru?

 

Have any pictures of the side of that turbine housing where the numbers would be?